Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Abreu 5-for-5, Bigbie 4-for-5 in 51s win

Las Vegas 51s (Dodgers) 2B Tony Abreu was perfect at the plate last night, helping lead the visitors to a 10-2 blowout of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Rockies). Almost as perfect was CF Larry Bigbie, who was 4-for-5.

Abreu and Bigbie each scored three runs, although LF Delwyn Young led the team in RBIs, thanks to his 3-run homer in the 7th inning.

"Every year, I struggle at the beginning of the season. It seems like this is a good year and I'm going to continue to work hard," Abreu said through teammate and translator Luis Gonzalez. "Today was a good day. I'm going to keep trying with two singles and three singles a day. I'm seeing the ball pretty good."

Abreu clubbed a solo homer in the fifth inning to go with four singles. Bigbie was a home run shy of the cycle, collecting two singles, a double and a triple. Both players scored three times.

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Las Vegas and Colorado Springs play in the Pacific Coast League (Triple A).

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